diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a11d95..5b4bad7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 		    <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 		    <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-		    <version>1.18</version>
+		    <version>1.21</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- From Bems pom End -->
 	</dependencies>